noun
mailbox (inbox)
A2
Mailbox (die) usually means mailbox or email inbox. Used for physical postboxes or digital inboxes (inbox). Feminine noun of recent borrowing; plural Mailboxen. Declines like a regular feminine noun. No special preposition; common phrases: die Mailbox leeren, in der Mailbox nachsehen.
Examples
Hinterlassen Sie eine Nachricht auf der Mailbox.
Please leave a message on the voicemail.
Nachdem der Techniker die Mailbox reparierte, konnte der Kunde wieder seine Nachrichten abrufen.
After the technician repaired the mailbox, the customer was able to retrieve his messages again.
In meiner Mailbox sind noch fünf ungelesene Nachrichten.
I have five unread messages in my inbox.
Details
Mnemonics
picture the inbox icon on your phone
same as English 'mailbox' — imagine a box of mails
die Mailbox — feminine: picture a mailbox with a feminine label
Notes
Plural commonly 'Mailboxen' or 'Mailboxes'.